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Thank you very much for taking the time and the trouble of putting this together Bodhii, I'm sure it is going to save me making some mistakes along the way, so good on ya!

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Every time you use your mix, shake it up nicely until it blends completely. I make my mixes and leave the bottles out for 2 -3 days shaking here and there or every time I top up with it. Then to the fridge it goes unless it's my daily vape.

Every time you use your mix, shake it up nicely until it blends completely. I make my mixes and leave the bottles out for 2 -3 days shaking here and there or every time I top up with it. Then to the fridge it goes unless it's my daily vape.

Not sure how much it helps to keep your mixes in the fridge (although it certainly can't hurt) unless you think it's going to be a while before you use all of it. I do keep my nic base in the fridge and would keep any bulk, or large quantity (30ml or more for me) of mixed eliquid there too, but as it stands I keep my mixed eliquid in a drawer where it's handy. I do think it's a good idea to keep them out of the light, and important to keep them tightly capped. I mix just about everything in 15ml batches, and at the rate I vape, even though I have a lot of 6ml and 15ml bottles of mixed eliquid, it's not around too long.

Absolutely 8ball thanks for pointing that out. I forgot to mention, Tightly capped and out of light! Those are key to short term freshness and the first steps to long term storage. IMHO there really is no in between cause that just makes more work. I only fridge fluid that I don't vape daily. Daily vapes stay under my desk to be shaken daily and steep to full potential (only lasting a few weeks at most under there till vaped completely). Color change is inevitable though it won't hinder vapor, hit or flavor disappointing.

I mix the same volume with every different flavor. Mine is a simple mix and I do not need a calculator any more. I mix 10 ml at a time. You can use a medicine dropper that you can buy at the pharmacy for about 3 bucks. It measure in milliliters. I use 100mg nic juice. My target nicotine base is 24 mg. 24 mg of 100 mg nic juice equals 2.4 ml. I pour 2.4 ml of nic juice into a mixing bottle. My flavor is usually 20% so I then pour 2 ml of flavor into the mixing bottle. That leaves 6.4 ml for you diluent. Tada!

wow, that was awesome. I too am coming around to the mixing game, and after reading this, I have a complete confidence boost that I too will be able to overcome this. LOL. I cant wait to buy a kit and mix me up some chocolate mint...mmm.....

wow, that was awesome. I too am coming around to the mixing game, and after reading this, I have a complete confidence boost that I too will be able to overcome this. LOL. I cant wait to buy a kit and mix me up some chocolate mint...mmm.....

thanks again!

Yeah, this is a great primer by Bodhii. If you have any questions or need any help, just ask. There's almost always someone hanging around on the forum that can help you out. Happy mixing!

I mix the same volume with every different flavor. Mine is a simple mix and I do not need a calculator any more. I mix 10 ml at a time. You can use a medicine dropper that you can buy at the pharmacy for about 3 bucks. It measure in milliliters. I use 100mg nic juice. My target nicotine base is 24 mg. 24 mg of 100 mg nic juice equals 2.4 ml. I pour 2.4 ml of nic juice into a mixing bottle. My flavor is usually 20% so I then pour 2 ml of flavor into the mixing bottle. That leaves 6.4 ml for you diluent. Tada!

Sounds simple and close to my mix. I use herc VG 36mg.

Using a 10ml bottleFill half way with herc (5ml). Add 1-2ml flavoring. Fill to the bottom of the bottles neck with PG. Shake!18mg 50%VG. Whalla!

ok this seems less hard than I thought, is there a shelf life on mixes? ie a max time before I throw one away? I am plotting ideas and need help because I cant do it with the coordination, having damaged hands blows!!!

Not hard at all jed. Jump right in and we'll give you all the help you need. I would advise keeping at least your nicotine base in the fridge if you can. Some keep everything in there..... I don't. Just my nicotine base and DV Absinthe concentrate. Everything else (other flavor concentrates, VG (I don't use PG) mixes) I just keep in drawers or containers. The enemy of all this stuff is air, light, and heat. So.... the less air in the bottle, heat in the room, and light it's exposed to the better.... that said, VG is a natural whatzits (damn word won't come out of the back of my head at the mo..... anyway, it inhibits bad growies in the mix (PG may be a whatzit too, don't know (or don't remember))). I've read post from peeps (Nick O Teen (the brain behind DV) being one of them) that claim mixes still vape and taste great two years or more down the road (and one of those was left to sit on a desk in the light). Your mixes will darken over time. That's just various ingredients interacting with the nicotine in the base. Different flavor concentrates will yield different colors, and most all will darken over time. Let us know of any specific questions your have. Happy mixing!